The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 1987 · 30 citations · 0 references
MedicineSurgeryInterventional RadiologyVascular SurgeryEndovascular SurgeryFistula ManagementFistula RepairTraumatic Vascular InjuryVascular TraumaMesenteric Artery EmbolizationMesenteric VasculatureTransarterial EmbolizationTranscatheter Arterial EmbolizationTranscatheter Embolization
Arteriovenous fistulae affecting the proximal portions of the superior mesenteric vessels are extremely rare. We are reporting one such fistula which occurred in a young male as a sequel to a stab in the epigastrium. The arteriovenous fistula was successfully treated by percutaneous steel coil embolization.